Transmission-gear.



D. G. WELLING. TRANSMISSION GEAR.

' APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 16, 1908.

920 Patented May 4,1909.

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DANEL G. WELLNG, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application flied October 16, 1908. Serial No. 458,110.

`vehicles and refers more particularly to the.

sliding gear type for transmitting high, low or intermediate speeds or reverse drive from the engine to the running gear or traction wheels of the vehicle.

The primary object is to control the several movements of the gears through the medium of a single operating member,

Another object is to incorporate a `clutch in the gear case with the transmission gears and to enable such clutch to be thrown into and out of coimection with the driving shaft by the same operating member by which the sliding` gears are controlled and at the same time to enable the driving shaft to operate free from m'indcpendently of the counter shaft and greater portion of the transmission gear thereby leaving the engine to run'entirely free from the several gears by which low and intermediate speeds and reverse motin is produced and minimizing the noise and friction incidental to the operation of such gears.

Other objects and uses will be brought out in the following description, l

In thel drawings-Figure l is a top plan partly in section of a transmission gear ernbodying the various features of my invention. Figs. 2, 4 and 5 `are sectional views taken respectively on lines 2 2, 8 3, 4 4 and 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view through the gear case showin,fr particularly the shifting arms in top plan an( also showing the sliding members for actuating two of the shifting arms in section, the operating lever also being shown in section at its junction with one of `the sliding members, the driving gears-for the high and intermediate speeds and also the clutch being broken away.

zontally in a plane coincident with the axis of the driving sections iand --3-- and counter shaft ---4 thus permitting said shafts to-be readily placed in operative position and heldin `place by the meeting edges of the gear case section and secured together by suitable fastening means as bolts 5 The driving shaft section 2 is preferably hollow and journaled in one side of the thereof where it may be connected directly shaft of the engine.

Secured to theinner end of the shaft section Q is a driving gear 6 close to the adjacent side of the gear case 1 and provided. on its inner face with a clutch section A-7 which cooperates with a sliding clutch 8 for a purpose hereinafter described.

The drivingl shaft section I- is angular tion of its length although its opposite ends are reduced and cylindrical, one reduced cylindrioal end being journaled in the hollow driving shaft Q while the opposite end is journaled in the opposite side of the gear case as best seen in Figs. l and 3.

The clutch section S is secured. to one face of a grooved collar 9.- which,`in this instance, is formed integral with an inter mediate speed gear l0 Q and gear 10 are slidable axially on the angular )ortion of the shaft 3 by means of a s ifting arm 11- which rides in the grooved collar 9 fo1 throwing the clutch 8 into and out of operative connection with the main driving shaft clutch 7 so that when the clutch sections are in engagement with each other, the shaft section 3- which is extended outwardly he yond the adjacent side of the gear case and adapted to be connected to the traction wheels or running gear is driven directly from the engine or at high-speed. A'low speed reverse gear 12 having a grooved collar 13 is slidable axially upon the angular portion of the driving shaft 3- by `means of a shifting arm 14 These gears l() `and 12 and their grooved collars 9- andi 13 are, therefore, rotatable with and slidable upon the angular portion of the shaft 3 but are movablf.x axially independently of each other in a manner presenti described.

` The counter s aft lt isl also jonrnaled .in opposite sides of the case 1 parallel gear case 1 4and extends to the exterior` or by any suitable connections to the cranky in cross section throughout the greater' por The clutch 8 together with the collar.

with the coaxial shaft sections -2- and -3 and is also provided with an angiilar portion. upon which is slidable a gear il 6 and grooved collar --17-, said gear and collar being rigidly connected and preferably formed integral lwith each other and are adapted to ce shifted yaxially by a shifting arm 18- to throw the gear -1 d into and out of mesh with the gear -6- on the main driving shaft section -2- so that when the gear -lw is in mesh with the gear -6- rotary motion -will be transmitted from the shaft 2- to the counter shalt --4-.

Rigidly secured to the counter shaft e-'- at suitable distances apart are an intermediate speed gear d].9--, a low speed gear -20-','and a reverse driving gear -2] the latter being in permanent mesh with an idler gear -22- which is journaled on a stud -23 projecting inwardly from th adjacent side of the gear case -f1-.

rlhe shifting, arm l1- controls the high and intermediate speeds and also controls the action of the shifting arm -18- and for this purpose is rigidly secured to a hub *Z4- which is slidably mounted upon a guide rod --25--, the latter being secured to o posite sides of the'gear case parallel with te axis of the driving shaft sections 2d and -3-.

The shifting arm --lllw4 controls the low. speed and reverse drive and is rigidly secured i to a hub 2G- which is a so slidably mounted upon the guide rod -25-- at one end of the hub -24-.

The adjacent ends of the hubs'-25- and 26-' are out away to allow such ends to slide by each other and the overlapping ends are rovided with upwardly projecting forked arms 27 and -28- respectively thereby forming recesses or open sided slots -`29 and l-30- adapted to be brought into registration with each other when the coasting gears on the driving and counter shafts are out of mesh with each other and the clutch -8- is out of engagement with the clutch 7 or in other words when the main driving shaft section 3 is free from action with other parts of the transmission gear. These recesses or slots -29- and #3U-1 are adapted to receive one end of a rock arm `or lever --31- which is secured to the inner end of the rock shaft -32-, the latter being journaled in suitable bearings -33 in one end ofthe gear case and is provided at one ond with an operating member S4- whereby the .shaft 32- may be rocked to oscillate .the amr-Slin the slot of theiorked arm with Whichit may be interlocked for the purpose of shifting the corresponding sliding hub and also tlie part connected thereto. to 5 'inclusive Ihave shown the free end of the rock arm 3las interlo'cked with the forked arm of the sliding member 24- for For example, in Figs. ll

cadres shifting vthe clutch into and out of ior high speed drive orA free enginel or for shifting'the gear -10- into mesh with the 'corresponding gear 19 for intermediate speed drive. Yfor example, upon reference to Fig. 3, the gears on the driving shaft sec- With corresponding gears on the counter shaft -ll and the clutch J8 is also out of mesh leaving a free engine which drives only the gear -6--.

Now if it is desired to drive thermachine under high speed' the lever -34- is rocked in the direction indicated by arrow -X- thereby rocking the arm F31- andshifting the corresponding arm 11 in the yo osite direction or in the direction indicategqiy Varrow -Y--, i-Tig. l until the clutch -8- is thrown into engagement with the clutch section--7-. and at the same time shifting the intermediate speed gear 1Q- further .away from its corresponding gear -19-, it being understood that the distance betweenthe gears -16- and -419- is sufficient to allow the clutch f8# to be thrown into and out of operative connection with the clutch mesh with its corresponding gear 19-.

When the clutch --8-- is in operative connection with the clutch -7- in the manner Iinst described, the shaft section -3- with the vgears ``l0 and w-12- thereon are driven at engine. ,Y i

Secured to the under side of the shifting arm 1 1- is a stud -'-35- which lays in a slot -36 in one end of a centra ly pivoted lever -'37'-, the o posite end .of said lever being also forked or receiving a pin. d38-- on the lower side of a hub 39- of the shifting arm T18", said hub -39- being slidable lengthwise of a guide rod 40.- which .is secured in the -base of the gear case as best'shown in Fig.I 6. The slot -36- isljust wide enough to ermit the movement of the clutch '8- into and out of connection Withthe clutch -7- without`e"ecting the o eration of the lever -87- and corres on ing shift arm 418- but as soon as t e clutch 8is thrown out of engagement with the' clutch 7 by the movement of the lever -A-f in the direction indicated by arrow -Z-', Fig. 3, the stud '-35- encounters the opposite side ofthe slot *#36- and by the continued movement of the operating member 34 .in the direction indicated by arrow Z- thereby further shifting the member -24 the stud -35- enga esand operates the lever #3W-"and there y causes the o posite end of the lever 37T to engage t e stud -38- and shift the rmfflS- and gear -16- to bring the latter into mesh with the gear -6- and at the same-time .tions and --BH are all out of mesh high speed or normal speed of the operative connection with the clutch -7- ment withfthey forked arm --28- for lowA -ingrgear -19- leaving the gear l meshcwith the...-pm1on f-6-- becarse the motion is-limparted fromfthegear -J-G, -tothe .gear -16-yand=lthence through'the counter-shaft tothe intermeshing. ,gears w19-v and l 0+ forimparting intermediate l speed to the shaft section -B-.f and .thence to the .running gear or traction wheels of the vehicle. x how by rocking the operatmgrnemben-M back half-way im the directionfincli- .cated yby arrow *.X-Ithe gear 0-. will be thrown. out of mesh. withits correspondlever -..-37- orshifttarm 1S- When in thispositionftheslots in the forks -27-A Aand 2S-T .areregistered with each-other which permits theurockfshaft -32- and Arock arm -TB1- to be moved bythe/ lever --34 axially `until the lower. endof :the rocking arm -31 is broughtinto engagespeed or reverse drive.

xV'Vhen )the rock arm .-:31- 1s engaged .with the forked arm .28- of the shifting member -l4-: it is thrown out Iof connection. with the lever -.37-.- andthus cannot effect any. shifting movementlof xthe .gear

I6- which remains in mesh with the pinion -'6-./

flVhen theslots in the. forked arms 7- and -28- areregistered with eachother vthe .gear -12- .extends substantially midwvay- .between the adjacent faces of the/gears -20-, and 2l-.without .being in mesh .rating member or lever -34--`4 in the .direcwith either Aof them but by rocking the oper- -12-- Wil-l be lthrown into meshwith the idler gear --22--.I which, is irl/constant mesh withthe reverse drive gear 2l- ,zl'l'hen the slots in the forked arms --27`- and 28- are registered with eachother andlthe roel; arm 1-3lu is .engaged with the slide -27-, said rock arm and its operating member an d also all of [the otherfparts of the ltransmissiongear mayv besaid to be inthe/ir normal orstartingpositions, that is the en sections are out.of mesh, -in which gine isfree and the coacting gears and clutch position theishifting members -24- and -26-'are 4friction-ally held against accidental displacement ormovementbyspring actuated de- 1 tents- Asme which engage in suitable notches #A5-sin the .under sidesfof theincmbers Ts'fQ-Lfffand #Q6-said membersbeingr provided with similar notches 46* for receiving the.v corresponding deter-its d4-- and holding the members -24- andfwin either of their adjusted positionsfor. high, low or intermediate speeds. and-for reverse drive.

.As a further protection against accidentel shifting of. veither one of .the shifting levers ;#111 or. 414- when .theeothereone-is in ,operative .connectientwithpthe vrock arm #P3L-,1 the rock arm is passed -lthronghfanelongatedslotin a sliding bar +47-.. whichy isfguidedon iiXedrods -eew as best-seer-i-.inFigtl 5,.the;slot being .of substantially .the same|tranverse width.. asthe thickness of the-rockerm -gf'Sl-:rbnt is suf- [iciently'long to .allow .the rocking-movement loffsaid. rock arm.` inI shifting Aeither Aof l.the members -.-24`-,or M5- This slidingv bar #e7-wis p-r'ovideflat opposite sides :of its slotv as w19-e With-:pendent ingsv or ears -50-. of substantially' the same form as thei slots in the ,shifting members -24- :and -26- into. which. said lugs.. or ears are. adaptedtogride alternately asthe y rockarm +31-...is shifted lengthwise. That is. when theslots infthefforked arms 27 and -28f are,registered4 .withv each other and therock 'arm l-1''31,;sl'1ifted,to engage in. the forked arm -f.27; .the .opposite lug 5U- engagesnintheslot -f30- ofthe forked arm 2S-"- and if the rock arm -.-31-Tis=shftedto engage inthe forked arm -'28'- the opposite lug -f50-. will interlock with the forked arm #-.27-:1and--in as much as the. bar --47- has no: longitudinal movement,l itis evident thatwvheneithenof the lugs .-,50f is engaged With its lcorrespfmding. forked arm --27-F lor #2S-r the corre spending shift arm ;11-. or -.f-14- Willbe held. against shifting. movement while the other. one will b e free to. shift vbythe action of the. rockiarm .-31-.

` What I claimis:

1. In a transmission gearing.torreelhpro- .pelled ,vehiclesI two .separatelyy movable .shiftin members,v a single operatangmember movable into-and out 'of engagement with either of said members andhavi-n'g. van independent movement for operating'.thefshifting. member, with which it may be. connected, an additional :shifting Amember,I and .means named: shifting -membere'in-rone directionl for moving ythe last namedshifting memberin the opposite direction.

In atransmission gearingfon eelt-.propelled vehi,cles, two @separately movable vand .ontof engagementwtbzeither .of said members andlarlantedto operate byitanocking.- rnor rement3 :the shifting member lwith ing meinben, and.me.ans acthated' by the movement of one oftheirstnamedehlftmg members in one direction fon'moving the which it maybe engaged., anralditilonalshiftfr actuated by the movement .of one-.cf the. lirst shitting members, a, rock armmorablezinto 4 last'named4 shifting member in the opposite direction.

`3. In a transmission gearing for self-propelled vehicles, two separately movable shifting members, ahsingle operating member movable into andout of'eng'agement with either of said members and having an mde'- pendent movement for operating the shifting member with whichfit may be connected, means for .locking the shifting member not engaged by the operating member, an addilocking the shifting member not engaged by the rocking member, an additional shifting member, andVv means actuated by the move-l ment ofone of the first named shifting members inonel direction for'- moving the last named shifting member in the 'opposite direction.

5. In a transmission gearing for self-propelled vehicles, two coaxial separately rotay table shaft sections, one of Which'is .the driving medium, a sliding clutch on-one ofthe coaxial shaft sections movable into and out of connection with the other shaft section for transmitting rotary motion fromA the driving section to the other,section,"a driv-v ing gear on the driving secticn, `a sliding shifting member' for the clutch, a manually controlled rock arm for operating said shifting member, a counter shaft, a gear -on the counter shaftmovable into and out of mesh With the driving gear,-a sliding shifting member -for the counter-shaft gear, and a lever actuated bythe first named shifting member and transmitting motion therefroirf to the second` shifting member.'l f

6. In a transmission. gearing for self-propelled vehicles, coaxial driving and driven shafts, the driving shaft being movable in; -dependentl ofV the driven shaft, a sliding clutch on t out of operative connection with the drivin shaft, 'a sliding kshifting member for sai clutch, a slidingv gear movable Vwith said clutch on the driven shaft and also V'actuated by said shifting member, a rock arm for operating the sliiftingmember, a pinion on t e ,driving shaft, a counter shaft,"a' sliding gear on the counter shaft movable into and out of mesh with the pinion, a shifting'member for'the s liding'gear lon the counter'shaft,

ie driven shaft movable into and means' actuated bythefirst named shifting member When moved -in one direction to shift they second shifting member` in the opposite direction, and an additional gear rigid onthe counter shaft and adaptedr to be engaged by the gear on the driven shaft when the gear on the counter,'shaft is thrown Iinto mesh With thepinion.

7 In a transmission gearing for self-proV l pelled vehicles, coaxial driving'and driven f shafts, the driving shaft being rotatable independently of the driven shaft, a counter' shaft, a gear on the countersliaft, a sliding clutch on the driven shaft movable into and out of connection with the driving shaft, a shifting member for said clutch, a sliding gear on the driven shaft separate from the clutch and movable into and out of mesh `With tlie countershaft gear, a separate .shifte ing member for the sliding gear, and a rock arm movable axially into and out ofconnection with the 'shifting members and adapted to oper te by its rocking movement the shifting mein-ber with which it is operan tivelyl connected.

8. -In a transmission gearing for self-proelled vehicles, coaxial driving and driven shafts, the driving shaft being rotatable independently of the driven shaft, a countershaft, -a gear on the countershaft, a slidin clutch on the driven shaft movable into and Aout of connection with the driving shaft, a shifting member` for said clutch, asliding ear on the driven shaft separate from the clutch and movable into and out of mesh with the countershaft gear, a separate shifting member for the sliding gear, a rock arm movable axially into and out of connection With-the shifting members and' adapted to operate by its rocking movement the shifting member`with which it is o eratively connected, and means for hol ing the other shifting member not in engagement with the rock arm against shifting movement. A -P l9. In a transmission gearing for self-pro- O elled vehicles, coaxial driving and driven shafts, the drivin shaftbeing rotatable ine dependentl of t e driven shaft, a sliding clutch on t e driven shaft movable into and shifting member for said clutch, a sliding gear outhe driven shaft separate from the clutch, a separate shifting memberfor the sliding gear, a rock arm movable axially into and out of connection with the shifting members and adapted to operate by its rocking 'movement the shifting member With which it is operatively connected, a pinion on the driving shaft, a counter shaft, a sliding gear on the counter shaft movable into and out of mesh with the pinion, a shifting member for the sliding gear on the counter shaft, and means actuated by one of the first named shifting members Whenmoved in one directhe driving shaft, a clutch slidab e on the driven shaft into and out of connection with the pinion, an intermediate speed gearmovable with the clutch, a shifting member. for said clutch and intermediate s eed gear, a low speed and reverse gear sli( able on the driven. shaft independently of the clutch and intermediate speed gear, a separate 'shifting member for the low speed and reverse gear, a rocking member having an independent rocking movement into and outv of engagement with either of said shifting members and adapted to operate by its rocking move- Witnesses:

ment the one `with which it is engaged, a counter shaft, a sliding gear on the .counter shaft movable into and out of mesh with the driving pinion, a shifting member for the sliding gear on the counter shaft, intermediate and low speed gears rigid on the counter shaft, the intermediate gear being adapted to be engaged by the shifting of the intermediate gear on the driven shaft, a reverse drive gear rigid on the counter shaft, an

idler meshing with the reverse drive gear on the counter shaft, said 10W speed and reverse gear on the driven shaft being movable into and out of engagement with the low speed gear on the counter shaft and idler, and

means actuated by one of the first' named shifting members for moving the shifting member for the sliding gear on the counter shaft. .v

In witness' whereof I have hereunto set my hand this26th day of September, 1908.

DANIEL G. WELLING.

H. E. CHASE, C. M. MCCORMACK. 

